Electrically heated puff iron



Oct. 3, 1933. s. CAPLAN 1,928,927

ELECTRICALLY HEATED PUFF IRON Filed Nov. 4, 1931 INVENTOR Samuel CaplanATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 3, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE lclaim.

My invention relates to electrically heated puif irons and an object ofthe same is to provide a pufi iron wherein a heating element is embeddedentirely within a solid ironing head so 6 that the same will beefllciently and uniformly heated throughout its entire area.

A further object of the invention is to provide a portable electricallyheated pufl iron having a visual signal so that the operator may readilytell whether or not the heating element is energized.

Another object of the invention is to provide a portable iron of thischaracter wherein the handle carrying portion is utilized to support andencloses visual signal wiring for the heating elements and the switchfor controlling the circuit to the signal and heating element.

with the preceding and other objects and advantages m mind the inventionconsists in the novel combination of elements, constructions andarrangement of parts, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pufliron constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a similar View taken at right angles to Fig. 1 and showing theironing head in vertical section, and

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the invention in detail a portable base plate 5 is providedand supported thereon is a substantially rectangular housing 6 having aremovable cover plate 7 held in place by removable fastenings 8. Theupper end of the casing 6 is formed with an internally threaded collar 9in which the lower end of a handle or standard 10 is threaded.

A substantially egg shaped ironing head 11 is arranged to be supportedfrom the upper end of the handle portion 10 or column and for thispurpose the underfaee of the head is formed with a circular enlargement12 having an in temally threaded sleeve 13. A bushing 14 is threadedinto the sleeve 13 and in threaded engagement with the upper end oi! thehandle por- 5 tion or column 10. In order to heat the head 10 aconventional heating element 15 is cast directly in the head.

An automatic circuit breaker is provided which consists of a circularcasing 15a formed of nonconducting material and which is held within thelower end of the circular portion 10 between the inner face of thebushing 14. A thermally controlled switch arm 16 is supported within thecircular casing 15a and carries a contact 17 at one end which normallyengages a fixed contact 18 supported from the upper wall of the circularcasing and connected with the heating element by a conductor 19. Asecond conductor 20 leads from the heating element and extends throughthe handle portion 10 and into the hous- 0 ing 6 where it is connectedwith one of the terminals of a signal lamp 21. A conductor 22 extendsfrom the other terminal of the signal lamp upwardly through the handleportion 10 and connects the fixed end of the switch element 12.Electrical energy from any desirable source is conducted to the lamp andheating element 15 through the medium of lead wires 23 extending throughan opening 24 in the housing 6 and connect with the lamp base as shown.A conventional switch 25 is arranged in the housing 6 and is connectedwith one of the lead wires 23. The switch arm 26 of the switch extendsfrom one of the side walls of the casing 6 as shown.

In order that the operator may tell whether or not the illuminating bulb21 is illuminated so that he may definitely know whether or not theheating element 15 is energized, a bulls-eye 27 is supported by the wall7 in advance of the bulb 21 and is adapted to be illuminated thereby.

In order to prevent the handle portion 10 from overheating the upper endof the latter is formed with a plurality of perforations 28 throughwhich heat from the head 10 passes to the atmosphere. A second series ofopenings 29 is provided in the handle portion 10 at its lower end whichcooperate with the openings 28 in causing air to circulate through thehandle portion to ventilate the latter and hence reduce its temperature.

What I claim is:

In an ironing device, a handle portion having a threaded upper end, ahead having a sleeve receiving said end, a heating element mounted insaid head, an insulating casing mounted in said sleeve upon said end, athermostatic switch in said casing and electrically connected to saidheating element, and a bushing threaded on said end and into said sleeveto Join the same together and bearing against said casing.

SAMUEL CAPLAN.

